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21 Cards in this Set
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Beat |
the underlying pulse found in most music |
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Tempo |
the speed of the beat in a piece of music |
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Rhythm |
the combination of sounds and silences of different durations or lengths that coincide with the beat |
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Melody |
a sequence of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea |
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Contour (melodic) |
the shape of a melodic phrase; rising or falling in pitch |
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Accompaniment |
a musical background usually provided for a melody |
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Ostinato |
a brief repeating musical pattern |
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Harmony |
The sounding of two or more musical notes at the same time in a way that is pleasant or desired. |
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Consonance |
Consonant intervals are usually described as pleasant and agreeable;the impression of stability and repose (consonance) |
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Dissonance |
Dissonant intervals are those that cause tension and desire to be resolved to consonant intervals; the impression of tension or clash (dissonance) |
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Phrase |
a complete musical thought (like a sentence) |
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Form |
how a piece of music is organized (like a paragraph) (ABAB, AAAB,ETC.) |
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Dynamics |
the relative loudness of a note or phrase |
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Improvisation |
creating/performing/composing music in "real time" without the benefit of editing |
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Composition |
an original piece of music, the structure of a musical piece, or the process of creating a new piece of music |
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Cover/Arrangement |
a new performance or recording of a previously recorded, commercially released song by someone other than the original artist or composer. |
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Orchestration |
the assignment of specific sounds to different parts of music |
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Texture |
layers of sound in music; often described as thick or thin |
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Timbre |
musical color; the unique quality of a sound |
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Measure |
a segment of time corresponding to a specific number of beats in which each beat is represented by a particular note value and the boundaries are indicated by vertical bar lines. |
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Pre-chorus |
a section that precedes the chorus. often followed by the verse, that both melodically and lyrically propels the listener into the chorus itself |
